The Veteran's service-connected diabetic neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities is currently rated as moderate incomplete paralysis, warranting a 20 percent rating. The Veteran's service-connected diabetic neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities is currently rated as mild incomplete paralysis, warranting a 10 percent rating.,The VA has remanded these issues for further review.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support ratings in excess of those assigned based on moderate or mild incomplete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic Neuropathy of Left Lower Extremity, Diabetic Neuropathy of Left Upper Extremity, Diabetic Neuropathy of Right Lower Extremity, Diabetic Neuropathy of Right Upper Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19160643
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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